The parallels between President Trump and Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, are growing starker. Ms. Truss triggered market turmoil in 2022 after she proposed sweeping tax cuts that she proposed to pay for with […]
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Trump’s Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
President Trump began his Wednesday with some advice for those rattled by his steep tariffs. “BE COOL,” Mr. Trump told his followers on social media after the markets opened. Just a couple of minutes later […]
Delta Warns Trump’s Trade War Will Weigh on the Economy
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday became one of the largest American companies to warn that President Trump’s escalating trade war was weighing on its business and the global economy. Speaking before Mr. Trump reversed many […]
Oil Executives Refrain From Publicly Criticizing Trump or His Tariffs
Oil is trading at its lowest level in nearly four years. Costs are rising. And Wall Street is growing more worried by the day that President Trump’s trade policies will tip the United States into […]
Stock Market Chaos Over Tariffs Could Take Toll on Economy
This time, maybe the stock market is the economy. Financial markets around the world have plummeted in the days since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, setting off a global trade war. The S&P 500 declined […]